A group of residents of villages around Unniyur have opposed the Public Works Department move to open a sand quarry on the Cauvery river in the village.

Bhopal: The central bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) admitted a petition filed by former minister and former BJP MLA Kamal Patel regarding illegal mining in Narmada River at Harda and Dewas d

Bhopal: A day after banning extraction of sand through machines in rivers across the state, the Madhya Pradesh government will now sell sand directly in the market in a "transparent manner" and iss

President John Magufuli and his friend energy and mineral minister Prof Sospeter Muhongo.

A day after the ban on mechanised sand mining in all the rivers of the state, heavy earth moving machines were seen digging out sand from Ken river in Chattarpur district on Tuesday.

A day after announcing a blanket ban on sand mining from Narmada riverbed, Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday set up a committee comprising senior bureaucrats and technical experts to recommend '

BHOPAL: A day after announcing a blanket ban on sand mining from Narmada riverbed, Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday set up a committee comprising senior bureaucrats and technical experts to rec

NGT asks pollution body if Telugu states are desilting or mining; Asked if machines can be used.

A high-powered inter-ministerial committee constituted by the Water Resources Ministry has counseled caution while carrying out proposed desilting of the Ganga from Bhimgauda (Uttarakhand) to Fara